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NGD - my dad got me a present

Started by midwayfair, January 29, 2020, 03:44:55 AM

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midwayfair

Handmade by some Japanese luthier. It's a couple decades old, he picked it up off someone locally who had been stationed in Japan a while back and had it made. The picture doesn't do the inlay justice.



It's a short (23.5) scale and a OO size, and the strings are set a little closer than I'm used to, so it feels tiny and sounds kind of small, too. There's a buzz on the open D string (some resonance issue, but I can't find what's actually buzzing -- I can stop it by grabbing the headstock, and it doesn't happen when there's a capo on it or if I'm fretting the same note).

rockola

Gorgeous guitar. I'd check the D string nut slot, if it's not sloped enough it will buzz (the string should only touch the nut in one spot).

jjjimi84


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Nice. I'd love to see a close-up of that inlay work.

jimilee

Wow, that is beautiful. I love the hummingbird inlays.
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midwayfair

I'll get some close-ups of the inlay in sunlight.

The buzz turned out to be the washer under the nut on the low E's tuning peg. Found it by putting a pencil eraser on every part of the headstock ...

Leevibe

That is otherworldly beautiful. Congrats! Good catch on the buzz.

Ben N


BrianS

That must be one of the nicest gifts you've gotten.  Beautiful instrument.

midwayfair


jimilee

That's truly stunning Jon. Is that mother of pearl and abalone?
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diablochris6

Build guides of my original designs and modifications here

alanp

Exquisite. Someone spent a lot of time on that inlay.
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